We Made It - Shipping Begins Today!

This is it: Flint and Tinder Day 1. We made it! If you have a minute, check out the video attached.

Please know how deeply grateful we all are for the opportunity you've provided.

5 months ago, there simply was not a viable American-made men's underwear option on the shelves we were looking at. Today though, shipping has begun on our first attempts at changing that forever!

And again, we couldn't have gotten even this far (buying the equipment, learning to use it, and beginning the process of playing catch-up against factories who've been at it for years half-way around the globe) without your support.

Having said that, it will take almost 3 weeks to pack and ship all 5,578 custom orders.

Also, there simply is no feasible way to legally ship books of matches with the international orders (even for the domestic stuff, all orders have had to go out using ground services only)... so if you're in another country, your underwear will be sent without them.

Lastly, if you have a last minute address change, please let us know ASAP. Size and color changes are another story - because of the overwhelming volumes involved, we pretty much only produced what was requested - but know that whatever can be done, will be done.

My email as always is jakehimself@flintandtinderUSA.com ... and for questions directly related to shipping, please contact Jess at jess@flintandtinderUSA.com. Thanks!

According to our records, your order went out on the 12th and looks to have been recieved at your Clayton MO address on the 22nd. You can see the tracking info here: http://www.fedex.com/Tracking… Is it possible someone else picked 'em up at your house? A loved one perhaps? Let us know via our service@flintandtinderUSA.com address. Thanks!

FYI - Sorry for my delay in responding here, but we rarely check-in with the comments on this page. If anyone has anything they need help with, please be sure to use our service@flintandtinderUSA.com address and we'll do our best to get it sorted ASAP. Thanks everyone for your support. We couldn't have gotten even this far without it but we've still got loads of work to do.

I got my 3 pairs last week and I am very happy with the results. I look forward to purchasing many more pairs down the road. That being said, I really wish you guys would update your color selection. I sent you a couple emails on this matter awhile back that gave you some examples of some colors I would love to see. I suggested you go and look at the heathered colors that Prana.com has for some of its men's t-shirt lines. CK has started to make underwear in these types of colors and they sell out very fast. The colors you have chosen are just way too bold for me. Anyways, great job getting everything done! I am legitimately proud that I was a part of this campaign!

Wow! I just received today. So far so good. Going to the laundry first.... Quality looks great. I love the "Made in America" and everything related to. Very happy with my rewards. I love this project which now is a reality. All the best on this amazing initiative.
Thanks very much!

I thought I knew what nice underwear were before my package arrived today. I was wrong.

The 95/5 supima/spandex feels great, the stitching appears to be high quality, the elastic looks like it might outlive me, and the cut on the trunk briefs is perfect.

My only regret? Only picking up one pair during the Kickstarter. If you maintain this quality going forward, I don't see myself picking up underwear or t-shirts anywhere else. I already plan on ordering another 5 pairs of underwear, and if you add colored t-shirts you can expect another 5-10 orders from me there.

Keep up the great work! Proud to support American manufacturing, and very glad to get such a high quality product in return!

These are the most comfortable damn pair of underpants I've ever worn. As soon as I put them on, I immediately regretted ordering only one pair. and not the 12-pack. Now I'm gonna have to order a bunch online and wait even longer for them to arrive =(

On the plus side, I'm wearing the most comfortable damn pair of underpants I've ever worn, right now.

Jake and team,
My son will enjoy the "men's basics", but it is your values of pride in work, commitment to quality and responsibility, creating American jobs in America, etc., that I appreciate and set you apart. You and these qualities are what we need in this nation right now. Thank you.

Out of curiosity, since I am super excited to get my new underwear, what is the plan for shipping order? Is it going to be by date of backing, alphabetical, top down (in pledge amount) or something else? Thanks again for actually doing something about a problem and having pride in the good old USA!!

Congratulations! You've reached an incredible milestone, and I agree with Carlos that the video is great, really reinforces your original mission statement. Not so sure about Jasonfive's Monty Python reference, tho...

I mean no offense, but you look and sound like you've aged quite a bit.

Just know that your efforts go far beyond just making and running a simple business. You're supporting a movement, an ideal, that all of us share. A movement that's bigger than just one man, one team, one factory.

This project of yours is a huge undertaking and while some of us have been impatient with you, it's out of excitement to see this project succeed. We are all hoping for the best.